"We got to put on the podium pants so that was quite nice. Then I had to do this doping control thing so I was there for an hour or two trying to pee into a cup after about ten litres of water so I'm a bit full up."

"He was busy there and I was having a great time, running around signing photographs and autographs," said Gary, piping in.

"It was all well and good but we are tired now. We haven't had a bite to eat since after the weigh-in, we had a bread roll with some Nutella but I believe they are on the way with some pizza for us."

Ireland has gone O'Donovan mad since the brothers won the nation's first medal of Rio 2016, and the duo have begun to get an inkling of how crazy things have gotten, both in the country and their hometown of Skibbereen.

"Gary got a Snapchat earlier and people were roaring away mad or something," Paul said.

"I'd say it was mad excitement altogether. Skibbereen is after closing down for a national holiday."